SOLUTION: Howard made a poster for the school advertising career week. He first sketched his design on an 8.5 in. By 11 in. Sheet of notebook paper . Then he expanded his design using a scal

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Question 1049087: Howard made a poster for the school advertising career week. He first sketched his design on an 8.5 in. By 11 in. Sheet of notebook paper . Then he expanded his design using a scale factor of 4. What are the dimensions of the poster? What is the area of the poster? What is the ratio of the area of the poster to the area of the sketch?
Answer by jorel555(1290) About Me  (Show Source):
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(8.5 x 11)x 4= 34" x 44" are the dimensions of the new poster
34 x 44=1496" sq. is the area of the poster
1496/93.5=16:1 is the ratio of the poster to the sketch. ☺☺☺☺